7 Views of the Stars explores the relationship between empirical observation, systems of measurement, and the limits of photographic representation. The work consists of fourteen photographs arranged as seven pairs, each pair depicting a region of clear daytime sky corresponding to the celestial location of a major constellation: Canis Major, Auriga, Orion, Canis Minor, Virgo, Gemini, and Leo. Although the constellations themselves are rendered invisible by daylight, their absent presence remains conceptually embedded within each image.

The project originated as an experiment investigating the role of physical perspective in photographic observation. For each constellation, two photographs were made from the same location but at two distinct elevations: the artist's standing height of 5 feet 5 inches and a second position at exactly twice that height, 10 feet 12 inches. This simple procedural shift introduces a subtle but measurable alteration in viewpoint, testing whether a change in bodily position might reveal differences within an otherwise uniform field of sky.

The work draws upon the history of scientific observation and astronomical cataloging while simultaneously questioning photography's capacity to function as objective evidence. The images depict only expanses of blue atmosphere, yet each photograph is anchored to a precise set of coordinates, measurements, and temporal conditions. Installed alongside the photographs is a title document that records the exact circumstances of their creation, including geographic coordinates, elevation above sea level, solar declination, time of capture, and viewing orientation. Through this accumulation of data, the absent constellations become situated within a framework of verification despite remaining visually inaccessible.

The selection of seven constellations introduces an additional symbolic layer. Beyond their prominence within Western astronomical traditions, the number seven carries longstanding associations with completeness, spirituality, and cosmological order across numerous religious and cultural systems. The work therefore occupies a space between scientific inquiry and metaphysical speculation, balancing quantifiable information against symbolic meaning.

By photographing stars that cannot be seen, 7 Views of the Stars redirects attention away from celestial objects themselves and toward the structures through which they are understood. The photographs become records of a specific moment of looking, documenting not the visibility of the heavens but the conditions under which visibility fails. What remains is a series of images that oscillate between documentation and abstraction, presence and absence, transforming ordinary daylight skies into conceptual portraits of unseen astronomical space.